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As we approach the end of the school year and the end of the presidential nominating process, I am suspending my campaign to be the next President of the United States, effective today. My students had the opportunity this year to learn about the political process, research the positions of all the major candidates, and form their own opinions on important issues that our nation faces. I am indebted to my eighth grade students for coming on this journey with me, and grateful for all the support I received from people around the world. I may not be the next President, but I did achieve my goal, which was to provide the best possible education for my students. Thank you all, so much.

I've had two interviews this week! One of them was by a reporter from the Orange County Register. A photographer for the paper came out to do a photo shoot with my campaign staff and me. The article will run in the Orange County Register and the Press Enterprise next week. I also did a telephone interview with the Washington correspondent from the Toronto Star. I may become internationally famous!

Both of these reporters found my name on the list of FEC Form 2 filers at the FEC website. Can you believe that there are over 1300 people (real and imaginary) that are officially running for President now?

Hey, cool...I have a new Twitter follower. :) This one conducts interviews with the 2016 Presidential Candidates. Check out the About/Lesson Plans section to see what my students are doing with the information. And, hey, while you're at it, you can follow me on Twitter, too! :)

Do you know what it takes to officially run for President? One piece of paper! Seriously! It doesn't even cost any money to file! You can see that I am a Presidential Form 2 filer by going to the Federal Election Commission's website. Look it up for yourself (or click HERE)! While you're there, you can look at the FEC Form 1 files and see that my Young 4 President campaign is also officially registered. And check out THIS slideshow I made to show you how to run for president!

You don't have to be rich or famous to run for President of the United States in our country...but if you want to win, it doesn't hurt! :D Yea, democracy!